In January-September 2022 the companies of the park demonstrated high results. Output increased 1.5 times, revenues from the sale of products went up 1.8 times, exports of goods and investment in fixed assets - 1.2 times.

There is an urgent need to strengthen the military component of the Collective Security Treat Organization, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said at a joint meeting of the CSTO.

"The compatibility of interests of the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO and the proximity of their approaches to many pressing international issues let us move toward full-scale trilateral cooperation,” said Stanislav Zas.

More than 2,500 organizations in Belarus are involved in the production of import-substituting goods, Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik said at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, BelTA has learned.

Belarus plans to process 3.9 million tonnes of oil in the fourth quarter, Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik said at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, BelTA has learned.

Massive support of Ukraine from the North Atlantic Alliance and other states can lead to the escalation of the conflict through dragging other states in it, the secretary general said.

The agreement was signed by Belarusian Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong.

“If we talk about industry in general, the indicators of its development have been showing positive dynamics over the recent period of 2022: the balance of foreign trade in goods and services amounted to about $4 billion in January-September 2022. ...

"As the head of state rightly said, the crisis is a time of challenges but it is also a time of opportunities. Indeed, the withdrawal and suspension of the activities by foreign companies in Russia have reopened the Russian market for literally all ...

The export of engineering products to friendly countries grew by $1.2 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik said at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, BelTA has learned.

Growth was posted by enterprises affiliated with the Industry Ministry, woodworking industry and the Belgospishcheprom food industry concern, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik said.

The industry has implemented compensatory measures, which have made it possible to reverse the downward trend in development indicators. In particular, new export schemes for oil products were developed in the oil refining sector, which made it possi...

Earlier, the Russian government approved the signing of an agreement with Belarus on mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination documents.

The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives by the Council of Ministers. The agreement provides for guaranteed quantitative and nomenclature volumes of oil products transshipment in the ports up to and including 2023.

The Industry Ministry has been authorized to negotiate the draft agreement. If necessary, the ministry is allowed to make changes to it that are not of a fundamental nature.

The head of state is set to take part in a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on 23 November. The event will be held one-on-one and with the participation of delegations.

Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states are set to take part in a session of the Collective Security Council, the organization's supreme body, in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, on 23 November.

Asked whether the Collective Security Treaty Organization is going through a crisis considering a number of ongoing local military conflicts involving CSTO member states, Vladimir Makei said: “Any organization is surely susceptible to certain crise...

According to Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mikhail Myatlikov, the signing of the agreement will give a new impulse to the advancement of relations between Belarus and Iran.

According to the document, the signatories will work together to attract investors, help enterprises promote manufacturing cooperation, organize joint business forums and roundtable sessions. The sides also signed an action plan for realizing the agr...

The Belarusian Defense Ministry added that records of all the registered persons, who are eligible for military service, will be verified and updated from mid-November till the end of the year. The Defense Ministry also dismissed speculations about a...

Stanislav Levitsky said: “Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich was made familiar with Rosatom's latest solutions at Atomexpo. He expressed strong interest in energy accumulation systems.”

Stanislav Levitsky said: “In my opinion, any country, which views itself as a nuclear industry flagship, needs a research reactor. The reactor we offer can be used to make medical isotopes and for materials science purposes."

Belarusian and Russian journalists should coordinate their activities as much as possible, political scientist Aleksei Dzermant told BelTA

On the sidelines of the 43rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, the vice speaker held a number of meetings with MPs from the ASEAN region.

Learning the Belarusian language is gaining popularity in China, and Chinese - in Belarus, Belarusian Deputy Education Minister Sergei Rudy said during the Chinese Ambassador's award ceremony to honor the best students.

Spent nuclear fuel is generated in the course of normal operation of a nuclear reactor. The general public and regulatory agencies are worried about what happens to the fuel next.

A fence on the border of Poland and Belarus has no practical meaning. It is purely a publicity stunt of Polish politicians, Polish political analyst Mateusz Piskorski said.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 43rd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The parties expressed satisfaction at the opportunity to meet on the occas...

This step has become possible thanks to long-term joint work between the Belarusian (Center for Examinations and Tests in Health Service, Belpharmprom Managing Holding Company) and Cuban (Center for State Control of Drugs, Equipment and Medical Devic...

Participants are set to discuss measures to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of container transportation along railways and multimodal routes of East-West and North-South international transport corridors, development of port infrastructure...

Belarusian business is ready for close cooperation with Russia's Udmurtia, Chairman of the Supreme Coordinating Council of the Union of Legal Entities "National Confederation of Entrepreneurship" Andrei Kopytok during the roundtable "Udmurtia - Belar...

Taking part in the tournament are the best athletes from Belarus, Russia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Afghanistan and Congo. The first competition day will feature an opening ceremony and first bouts. Semifinals are scheduled for 24 November, finals will ta...

The 2021 and 2022 editions of the Chinese Ambassador's Awards have been combined into one due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On behalf of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Belarus, Ambassador Xie Xiaoyong expressed his warme...

Minsk hosted the regular session of the CIS Plenipotentiaries Council on 22 November. The plenipotentiaries took stock of the session of the CIS Heads of Government Council and outlined the tasks for the implementation of the adopted documents and ag...

The Agriculture and Food Ministry took part in a web-based meeting of the working group on the development of bilateral cooperation between Belarus and Sakhalin Oblast of the Russian Federation.

"Our countries maintain high-level political relations. However, trade and economic relations have not been fully realized, unfortunately. During today's meeting, we found solutions to many issues," Mohammad Mokhber said.

“Today during the talks with my counterpart, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, we have found solutions to many issues and reached serious, solid agreements. The governments and ministries of the two countries clearly understand what th...

China stays committed to the peaceful and stable neighborhood concept, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Xie Xiaoyong said during the China's Ambassador award ceremony.

The Belarusian delegation will take part in a joint meeting of the CSTO Ministerial Council, Defense Ministers Council and the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils due in Yerevan on 23 November.

The Russian state nuclear industry corporation Rosatom will supply medical equipment for cancer patients to Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of Rusatom Healthcare (the Rosatom division that accumulates expertise in the field of healthcar...

According to the diplomat, the countries have been constantly improving the legal framework and exchange mechanisms at all levels in the area of education, including the work of the China-Belarus Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation in Educatio...

Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya met with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric Egger.

“Belarus will host the CIS Games in August 2023. Heads of government have instructed their national sport departments to prepare sport teams. At the recent session of the 2023 CIS Games organizing committee in Minsk the Belarusian Sports and Touris...

“We need to unite our efforts in all areas to maintain the economic positions of Belarus and Iran and to create conditions for further sustainable development. Moving on to specific areas, one of the main objectives of our visit is to reach an agre...

A 2023-2025 action plan was signed in Minsk on 22 November in furtherance of the cooperation agreement in trade, economy, science, technology and culture that was concluded between the municipal administrations of Minsk and Izhevsk, the Udmurt Republ...

On 22 November, the Lyceum hosted a Chinese Ambassador's award ceremony to the best students of schools, universities and the Republican Confucius Institute of Sinology (RCIS) at Belarusian State University.

Belarus-Iran cooperation between rests on a high level of mutual understanding and rapid development in almost all the areas, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with First Vice President of Iran Mohammad Mokhber on 22 November...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent condolences to Indonesia President Joko Widodo in connection with the devastating earthquake in the province of West Java.

Roman Golovchenko stressed: “Belarus and Iran have successfully cooperated for the last few decades. Our political, economic, humanitarian, and parliamentary relations have not been suspended even for a minute.”

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko met with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber.

The New Jersey Devils beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on home ground. Yegor Sharangovich scored the Devils fifth goal of the night, his third in as many games.

"We see how our contacts have intensified in various areas, ranging from medicine to industry, agriculture and the IT sector. Of course, these relations need a certain political support which has been continuously growing in Belarus," Sergei Klishevi...

According to the document, this measure has been taken to make timely and full payments on the external state loans attracted from the U.S. Commodity Credit Corporation.

The leaders will discuss current problems of international and regional security and the main results of CSTO activities during the intersessional period. The summit participants will also take a look at a wide range of issues related to various area...

Belarus and Cuba objectively have potential to ramp up cooperation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Belarus Santiago Perez Benitez said as he met with Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko on 22 Novemb...

“President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez is scheduled to pay an official visit to fraternal Belarus on 2 December, which is another testimony to good relations between our countries, including our pa...

Relations between Belarus and Cuba are based on friendship, mutual understanding and support, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Belarus Santiago ...

The action plan signed with the Udmurt Republic will give impetus to bilateral cooperation, Chairman of the State Property Committee Dmitry Matusevich said, BelTA learned from the press service of the State Property Committee.

All canards and information attacks target first of all the authorities, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova told reporters, BelTA has learned.

The conference brought together representatives of more than 80 countries and international organizations. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a welcoming speech at the opening ceremony.

The Belarusian humanitarian cargo has been delivered to Sudan, BelTA learned from the Emergencies Ministry.

Belarus' government delegation led by Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko will visit Tehran, Iran, and Damascus, Syria, on 22-24 November, BelTA has learned.

The need to examine dangerous qualities of hazardous waste and determine their degree of danger and the hazard class is one of the main principles in waste management in Belarus. Aleksandr Korbut said that 62.2 million tonnes of industrial waste was ...

Mikhail Zhemzhurov also remarked that Belarusian scientists work in accordance with government programs on scientific studies in the sphere of nuclear technologies, tangible results have already been produced in various areas.

Belarusian athletes took part in the international Grigory Verichev Memorial Tournament in Chelyabinsk, Russia, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus.

Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 336,722 arrivals: 218,065 Lithuanian citizens, 24,135 non-citizens and 78,672 citizens of Latvia and 15,850 Polish citizens.

Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik outlined cooperation prospects with the Udmurt Republic as he met with Head of the Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov, BelTA has learned.

According to Aleksei Gaidashov, life support systems, means of transportation and communication are operating in normal mode. The Belarusian Antarctic station Gora Vechernyaya has the necessary supplies of fuel, food, and medications.

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) plans to start selling petrochemical products for the Indian pharmaceutical industry, BUCE spokesman Roman Yaniv told BelTA.

he commissioning of the new BelAZ trucks was a solemn and reverential occasion for the coal-mining company. The vehicles transport overburden rock and help access underlying coal. The open pit Kharanorsky has already hit the annual performance target...

Belarus is in favor of good, peaceful initiatives aimed at sustainable development and well-being of mankind, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Valery Mitskevich said at the plenary session of the 43r...

In the run-up to the33rd International Festival of Contemporary Choreography in Vitebsk (IFMC), the Bolshoi Theater hosted a workshop "Bolshoi - IFMC. Ballet Partnering"on 21 November.

The mission started to monitor the electoral campaign on 27 October. The mission had 174 accredited observers, including chairs and members of the central election commissions of the CIS countries, deputies of national parliaments, and representative...

The Energy Ministry press service explained the agreement stipulates how spent nuclear fuel will be transported to Russia where it will be temporarily stored and consequently processed as well as how the resulting radioactive waste will be transporte...

The split in the American society and elites is not something new, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Valentin Rybakov said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel on 20 November, BelTA has learned.

At a working meeting with Director General of the Russian state nuclear industry corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev we discussed the construction of the Belarusian NPP and prospects for cooperation, Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich tol...

Viktor Karankevich said: “The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been commissioned, the second one will be commissioned. Startup and commissioning work is in progress. The construction and installation readiness rate is over 96%."

Minsk is mounting the New Year Tree in Nezavisimosty Square

“Today, after a forced break, we have an opportunity to return to the face-to-face discussion of the most urgent and acute problems that have accumulated in recent times. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembl...

Belarusian swimmer Alina Zmushka set a new national record clocking 29.62 seconds in the women's 50m breaststroke semifinal at the second leg of the Friendship Games in Kazan, Russia.

Viktor Karankevich said: “Work to determine price conditions for gas deliveries in 2023 is in progress as well as the preparation of principles of the market's operation in the future. Conditions will be enabled for setting up the joint gas market ...

Sanctions are economic terrorism, an attempt to strangle countries and nations under various pretexts, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Valentin Rybakov said.

Belarus has succeeded in redirecting export flows from unfriendly countries to other markets, member of the Standing Commission on Economic Policy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Anatoly Nasenya told BelTA.

Competing at the competitions which took place for the 29th time, were athletes from Belarus, Russia and other CIS countries. Belarusian wrestlers bagged one gold, one silver and nine bronze medals.

Viktor Karankevich said: “The decision to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus was made in 2008. It is a serious step towards stronger energy security. Today we have a modern nuclear power plant, which already works for the benefit of the country...

Earlier, on 21 November, the two leaders had a telephone conversation during which the Belarusian president personally congratulated his counterpart on his victory in the election.

Belarus is always in the top three regions both in terms of the quality of our contacts and in terms of results,the head of Russia's Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov said.

The public joint-stock company (OAO) Amkodor is the managing company of the holding company Amkodor. The original enterprise was established in 1927. Nowadays the company make over 130 models and modifications of special-purpose and agricultural vehi...

The incident with the missile strike in Poland looks like a false flag, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with head of the Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov in Minsk on 21 November, BelTA has learned.

The head of state congratulated his Kazakh counterpart on the victory at the presidential election. Aleksandr Lukashenko and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation.

Olga Lugovskaya said that a large Belarusian delegation had arrived to participate in the forum. The delegation includes representatives of Gosatomnadzor organizations and scientific and technical support organizations.

Belarus has sent a humanitarian cargo to Sudan as it is struggling with the devastating aftermath of floods, BelTA learned from the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus.

The talks between the presidents of Belarus and Russia are mainly focused on import substitution projects, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with head of the Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov in Minsk on 21 November.

We reached out to our Chinese partners, purchased a share of imported parts from them and reduced the share of parts purchased in Western Europe to about 3%,” Aleksandr Berezin said.

Trade contacts between Belarus and the Russian Federation have become even stronger, trade representative of the Russian Federation in Belarus Yuri Zolotarev told BelTA during the visit of the Ryazan Oblast delegation to Belarus.

The parties discussed the current state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in manufacturing, trade, tourism, and other sectors and agreed to maintain interaction between the embassy and the association on the issues of mutual interest for Belarus...

The National Assembly of Belarus has been participating in the AIPA General Assembly meetings on a regular basis since 2011 as an observer. This year's assembly focuses on investment in peace, sustainable development and recovery after the COVID-19 p...